Very cool Ryo! Can you do a Tokyo film store highlights? Tokyo has so many cool nooks and crannies plus Japan is one of the most photography friendly countries on the planet.
Thanks for bringing this store to my attention, I dropped by on one of my last days in Japan and managed to grab an old Asahi Pentax Spotmatic and lens combo for a really really good price. The store owner was also really patient while I was also trying to find an LTM lens for my Canon P and went ahead and gave me a quick initial diagnostic on an issue I was having too.
your welcome hoping alot of people visiting Japan can visit the stores I mention on my channel. congratz on Asahi Pentax Spotmatic lens combo you must been super lucky to get both at same time :D ppl who work in the film camera (like most store clerks) know soo much about cameras more than I do. if I have any type of question they can basically answer most and they have soo much coverage in terms of various camera manufacturers i wish I had that much knowledge on various cameras. my head is too small to only incorporate Mamiya/Nikon knowlege i dont have enough room for Pentax/Canon/Contax wish I had a larger brain
The shop looks really refreshed when I visited for the first time it's clean air conditioned a paradise for ppl who love cameras both film and digital. Great location unfortunately I live kinda far away so I can't visit much but a one stop location if your ever traveling :)
What a gem of a video! I hope I'll have the opportunity to visit Japan one day to wall around and pop into these vintage camera shops. I wonder how many of the “junk” cameras in that other shop are actually operational. Because, I’ve been purchasing vintage cameras on Yahoo Actions for a couple of years, and of those labeled as “junk", like 70% are actually in good working order.
I have no experience with junk camera unfortunately since I can't fix cameras but I'm guessing since it's Japan the quality might be higher than usual :) u have to check with your own eyes since everyone has their own opinion wishing you that one day you will visit the camera shops in Tokyo :)
Thanks for commenting it's an amazing sight, shocking I didn't know about this shop until recently, Unfortunately the price is going up roughly 100,000yen when I last checked so ...700-800$usd? Around
I can't confirm since I was scanning too many cameras and my head was about to explode but rechecking the footage it looks like an mmj 28mm might be great opportunity to grab one if it is a 28mm 2.8 :)
picked up a used A1 in near prestine contition with a bit of a squeak. I happened to walk past it on accident! Got it for 7000 yen! Now repaired and perfectly working
Appreciate these camera shop visits, I'll be visiting Tokyo in late November and really want dedicate a carry on for bringing back mint vintage cameras for shooting. From what the consensus says, cameras in Japanese shops aren't cheaper than what I can find here in the US (eBay), but being able to see/hold cameras before buying, knowing they're in great condition, and just the experience of shopping in person, I'd say, is half the fun. Are there any "must visit" shops you'd recommend? I'm interested in picking up a rangefinder (not m6) and a medium format camera while I'm there (maybe the gw690!)
Yup the price might be cheaper on ebay but the great thing about here is you can try them out unfortunate this year alone I only saw GW690 within this shop only...so it's actually rare to see one in Tokyo...this one and Lemon Sha obviously if you come to Shinjuku it will probably fullfulill your camera needs
I'm always a bit jealous of Japanese camera shops... if only we had places half as good near Montreal (Canada). BTW, I find it funny that you pronounce Nikon the American way (N-eye-kon) and not the more Japanese way (Ni-kon) 😊
Thanks for commenting : 🐱 Although this channel is originally me shooting with film cameras I realized over the course of the years that the processing and scanning takes quite a long time so in order to fill the gap I started looking up on film camera shops around Tokyo since it's easier to make contents on and while at it scanning at home. I'm glad ppl give me the opportunity to shoot videos within stores the negotiating is kinda hectic but it's worth it. Oh Montreal I actually traveled there when I studied in Ottawa (Carleton U) I rmb I couldn't understand French 😂 and had a hard time but the ppl their were really nice when I was lost. Nikon I should of said the Japanese way
Very cool Ryo! Can you do a Tokyo film store highlights? Tokyo has so many cool nooks and crannies plus Japan is one of the most photography friendly countries on the planet.
Thanks for an input I was actually thinking if making a list or maybe a video on this topic I need to do my research :) ☺️
Thanks for bringing this store to my attention, I dropped by on one of my last days in Japan and managed to grab an old Asahi Pentax Spotmatic and lens combo for a really really good price. The store owner was also really patient while I was also trying to find an LTM lens for my Canon P and went ahead and gave me a quick initial diagnostic on an issue I was having too.
your welcome hoping alot of people visiting Japan can visit the stores I mention on my channel. congratz on Asahi Pentax Spotmatic lens combo you must been super lucky to get both at same time :D ppl who work in the film camera (like most store clerks) know soo much about cameras more than I do. if I have any type of question they can basically answer most and they have soo much coverage in terms of various camera manufacturers i wish I had that much knowledge on various cameras. my head is too small to only incorporate Mamiya/Nikon knowlege i dont have enough room for Pentax/Canon/Contax wish I had a larger brain
Thanks for the look inside. I visited there a few years ago but it looks like they changed the layout, much more organized now.
The shop looks really refreshed when I visited for the first time it's clean air conditioned a paradise for ppl who love cameras both film and digital. Great location unfortunately I live kinda far away so I can't visit much but a one stop location if your ever traveling :)
What an amazing store ! Wish it was in LA :(
It's an amazing store that was surfacing under my radar why haven't I found it earlier is the question 😆
Wow looks like a great shop to checkout due to its selection and layout!
Ur welcome. It's just a great sight seeing every camera in clean order fashion it's paradise ❤️
What a gem of a video! I hope I'll have the opportunity to visit Japan one day to wall around and pop into these vintage camera shops. I wonder how many of the “junk” cameras in that other shop are actually operational. Because, I’ve been purchasing vintage cameras on Yahoo Actions for a couple of years, and of those labeled as “junk", like 70% are actually in good working order.
I have no experience with junk camera unfortunately since I can't fix cameras but I'm guessing since it's Japan the quality might be higher than usual :) u have to check with your own eyes since everyone has their own opinion wishing you that one day you will visit the camera shops in Tokyo :)
Great video and amazing to see old cameras available, what sort of price was the gw690's out of interest.
Thanks for commenting it's an amazing sight, shocking I didn't know about this shop until recently, Unfortunately the price is going up roughly 100,000yen when I last checked so ...700-800$usd? Around
@@RM.TokyoPhotographer Thank you for replying, that's about the price I can buy here in the UK. Looking forward to more content from you.
I've been here! It's a beautiful shop and good prices too!
I'll be there again one day next year, and Electric town too!
Congrats on visit to this shop I was glad I was able to shoot a video of this magnificent shop near Akihabara
at 2:12, is that an MMJ 28 2.8? Can't read the details but that price is interesting. I might go there.
I can't confirm since I was scanning too many cameras and my head was about to explode but rechecking the footage it looks like an mmj 28mm might be great opportunity to grab one if it is a 28mm 2.8 :)
@@RM.TokyoPhotographer confirmed. I was there this morning. That fujica 690 is so tempting!!!
picked up a used A1 in near prestine contition with a bit of a squeak. I happened to walk past it on accident! Got it for 7000 yen! Now repaired and perfectly working
Oh congrats on getting an A-1 in mint condition:) those are popular among with the AE-1 my grandfather used back in the days.
Appreciate these camera shop visits, I'll be visiting Tokyo in late November and really want dedicate a carry on for bringing back mint vintage cameras for shooting. From what the consensus says, cameras in Japanese shops aren't cheaper than what I can find here in the US (eBay), but being able to see/hold cameras before buying, knowing they're in great condition, and just the experience of shopping in person, I'd say, is half the fun. Are there any "must visit" shops you'd recommend? I'm interested in picking up a rangefinder (not m6) and a medium format camera while I'm there (maybe the gw690!)
Yup the price might be cheaper on ebay but the great thing about here is you can try them out unfortunate this year alone I only saw GW690 within this shop only...so it's actually rare to see one in Tokyo...this one and Lemon Sha obviously if you come to Shinjuku it will probably fullfulill your camera needs
I'm always a bit jealous of Japanese camera shops... if only we had places half as good near Montreal (Canada).
BTW, I find it funny that you pronounce Nikon the American way (N-eye-kon) and not the more Japanese way (Ni-kon) 😊
Thanks for commenting : 🐱 Although this channel is originally me shooting with film cameras I realized over the course of the years that the processing and scanning takes quite a long time so in order to fill the gap I started looking up on film camera shops around Tokyo since it's easier to make contents on and while at it scanning at home.
I'm glad ppl give me the opportunity to shoot videos within stores the negotiating is kinda hectic but it's worth it.
Oh Montreal I actually traveled there when I studied in Ottawa (Carleton U) I rmb I couldn't understand French 😂 and had a hard time but the ppl their were really nice when I was lost.
Nikon I should of said the Japanese way
what’s the store called you should link it in the details fam
or address cuz tokyo camera doesn’t show up
Sorry thanks for pointing out I added a Link :) ☺️